Idris hummed as she walked around the syndicate’s base, quick footsteps caused her to turn on her heel and grab Sliv by the hand, she grinned. “Did you try to punch me just now?” she questioned. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYb3hvzxfOK
Sliv laughed and pulled his hand from her grip, “just testing your reflexes. Looks like Protesilaus is teaching you well.” he spoke as he walked with her his hands shoved into his pockets. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAr3sdp4jW
She smiled and closed her book, sticking it in her satchel. “Are you going to the cafe today?” she asked, he thought for a moment. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfoHahkdu0R
“Yeah, I think I have a shift to work. How about you? Where are you going?” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB9tEnshcPH
She shrugged. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKzlyN4I0eS
“Zeph wanted me to go on a walk with him” she said, Sliv raised an eyebrow. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfC2kMs9iqa
“Zeph?” his nose scrunched up “since when did he take people on walks?” she cocked her head slightly. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvK8oRwf5F8
“I don't know… well i should go, i think he said he was meeting me on the outskirts of Pogtopia.” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr9L5O1EcVy
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“Come by the cafe later, okay!?” he called, she held up a hand with reassurance, he smiled.
Idris exited the building and stopped when she saw Zeph speaking with two taller men, it seemed hostile. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSREZQ4O62
One man dressed in green and armor, his hair pulled into a small ponytail, the other in white and the same shining armor. One held a book that seemed to glow green hues. Idris raised an eyebrow, her ears twitching as she tried to listen in. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR83xRE20qM
“I’m just reminiscing Dream. Nothing sneaky is happening out here, ight mate?” Zeph reassured them. Idris’s eyes narrowed. A sly smirk crossed Dream’s lips and he rolled his eyes, Idris took a step forward.244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡodveTs6uyb
“Uhm, sorry, why are these people interrupting our walk?” she questioned, trying to get zeph out of this predicament. Zeph froze and chuckled nervously. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi4ljTnEPrU
Dream stared before chuckling. “Now who’s this?” he purred circling her, she cringed disgusted as he took a lock of her hair into his hand with a small smile. Idris snarled, her eyes flashing purple, Dream jumped back. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkBgUlxCEW1
“She’s a student of mine.” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDlGMDlOEh2
“A student eh? I wasn’t aware you still taught…” he spoke slowly, not tearing his eyes from her as he returned to the other boy's side. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3XMVDxvTU
Zeph shrugged. Idris shot Dream a look and he cracked a smirk, “well we’ll leave you to it then.” he spoke tossing something to Zeph as they walked away. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rMLcE0Ltb
“Don’t do anything i would do.” he mused. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡazbZaTpmbo
Zeph sighed and pocketed whatever he tossed and Idris frowned. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuOk8gPzbz0
“Sir, who was that?” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcSpFySgSpL
“That was Dream. A tyrant. Stay away from him, he’s bad news.” he spoke, Idris nodded. As he walked away, Idris took long strides to catch up with him. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW6SoWu2h7e
“So, why did you want me to walk with you?” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW4W6zfdgHG
Zeph sighed. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4opWy8oFqs
“The short or long story?” Idris shrugged. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6wfhCKlkrw
“Short?” Zeph nodded and directed her up a pair of broken stairs, hopping from step to step as if he did this daily, which he probably did. Idris took it carefully and he offered his hand, which she took. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtgBR0WaBPe
“Wil is coming by the syndicate this morning, i assumed since you ran you wouldn’t want to be seen at a place like that by him” he spoke, Idris stared but smiled gently. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBzuU47Os6e
“Thank you..i didn’t know he knew about the syndicate” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEfLKHk0g6
Zeph shrugged. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7PDaaOE5P8
“Yeah? I mean his brother is in it, he used to be against it until things happened.” he explained as they walked. “If anything I assume he called an audience with Protesilaus because of your disappearance.” he finished, Idris scowled. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzOPSG81wuW
“I see”244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCuDG9ENBB9
Zeph patted her head as he picked a bundle of white flowers off a tree. “That and I wanted to teach you different herbs while we were out.” he grinned. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSqElxFMxBp
She giggled. What a dork. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQaXK5f5bdB
“As an example this is a Mistyday flower, it only grows on trees like this” he smiled, offering her the flower. She took it with a smile. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSTLX8wwlHe
“It’s beautiful…”244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7kHBth983W
“And quite poisonous if you ingest it” he chuckled, her eyes widened before softening she found comfort in that fact for some reason.244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnap2dPh2yO
“Sir, if I may ask? What was the goddess of nightmares like?” she questioned, Zeph’s eyes flickered to her, he should’ve known she’d ask eventually. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCFHvekvRX5
“Well…I don't know much about her. But I know she could be manipulative and desperate, she was also known as a very powerful woman, the embodiment of evil before Dream could ever take that title. She could take control of people's bodies as if they were her own, she treated people as if they were mice and she was a cat. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJur8YYQlSF
No one ever liked her.” he explained. “In fact they avoided her” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRSZMh0mVx
Idris frowned and fidgeted with the gem she’d attached to a choker. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxpxeN3Sqrv
“Was her death known?” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQqA988hmDc
Zeph shrugged. “No one actually knows how she died, people believe she’s just caged away somewhere far away. And if she did die, no one remembers.” he spoke cautiously. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq0lDDIoy0s
“Odd…” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ss2zCYH8L
Zeph nodded. “Isn’t it? I mean i’ve been tempted to look for her but i know that's the worst idea ever.” he chuckled to himself, Idris smiled as she picked a daisy. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALPy8PI2HB
“That is la marguerite” he said with a grin, Idris’s eyes lit up. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡs2wZlWgLBy
“A daisy-?” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbHA3Kr4VzL
“So you know french. Your parents taught you well then” he smiled, She laughed lightly. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡds2z7iBWbV
“Actually a former teacher of mine taught me it, she was amazing at it” Idris seemed to be sucked into a daze. “When she spoke French it was almost like she was a whole other being of light, like she could be a queen but not tyrannical. She had the ability to change her size and to guide souls across limbo.” she smiled, Zeph stared his cheeks turning pink. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekZljziugH
“Was your teacher perhaps the goddess of death?” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYsWEbM2GWl
Idris’s eyes widened and she laughed. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZBJBnGTgef
“Yeah!” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTzE7VXa6Z1
Zeph’s eyes softened and he smiled, maybe Idris wasn’t as dangerous as that letter had said, especially if she was taught under Kristin’s wing. But there was always a chance… 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMsziusEQKI
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Idris waved to Zeph as he disappeared back into the syndicate’s building, she hummed lightly and turned to walk away. As she walked aimlessly not knowing what to do she sang under her breath, a person nearby stopped and glanced around a tree to listen as she walked by. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDelAmilZQ
The man's eyes widening with awe. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvpxOyBH4Q1
She stumbled across a beautiful mansion, snow laid in patches on the grass and she shivered as the wind blew her hair over her shoulder. She made her way up the steps and pushed the door open. Cobwebs filled the house but it also looked well kept. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa5Xh6BTDrN
As she walked the floorboards creaked and she grinned. She always loved old homes, abandoned places. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsxoapwfq1g
Something creaked behind her and she whipped around. Nothing. “Hello?” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrpBUsXvrYM
No response, her heart started to race. Fear. she's never dealt with fear before…244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdDq7nWU4F
“Hello?” she called out again, nothing but then something wooshed by and appeared gracefully feet from her. Her eyes widened as she stood inches from a man who was only a few inches taller than her, someone that looked just like her. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡujy7W0GQp6
“Who…? How did you do that-?” she questioned in awe of the way he just appeared. The man's lips twitched as they just stared into each other's eyes awkwardly before the man took a step back. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3Yip2XQR8S
“You're like me?” he questioned, she twitched. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZHu4xKg3XJ
“I don’t know what you mean?” she stated before taking in his appearance. No he was right. They were the same. The skin, patchy and hybrid, the eyes which shifted color, the attractiveness. The horns and pointed ears, Idris stumbled slightly. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2lWvmK5gEH
“Oh-!” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuu996OWMYn
He chuckled and smiled catching her off guard, “uhm- sorry do you live here?” she questioned. The male shrugged. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuUptRSNrQ
“Something like that- um, can I ask your name?” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDRPhko4OR
She smiled, “of course. You can call me Idris” she grinned, he chuckled. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxbRZrh4scM
“Ranboo.” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgjBO3X0Xm
She looked around again before returning her gaze to the familiar male. “How did you do that?” she asked, he cocked his head, his ears jingling. “What? This-?” he vanished and appeared behind her, her eyes lit up as she spun around. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrQ90Vur5tR
“Yes! You must tell me.” she grinned, Ranboo chuckled and thought for a moment. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2V5j5AUMlk
“I mean i can try, i’ve never really taught another endperson how to do so.” Idris shrugged. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfcTpywnmWs
“It might take a while?” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxn4GX4l9Du
Idris grinned, that wasn’t a no. “I'm willing to wait” she grinned, he chuckled and ran slim fingers through split hair. That's when she noticed the way she could faintly see through his body. Was he…? Surely not. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOUSGbB7nY9
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Foils clashed and Idris spun on the ball of her foot, her vision blurred by the mask she wore as she landed her third hit on Protesilaus. He scoffed and then chuckled as they removed their masks, “you’re getting better. Almost as good as me” he grinned. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSpPPcDywV5
Idris wiped sweat from her forehead with a smirk. “Oh, I think we both know I'm already better than you,” she smirked, tying her hair into a ponytail. Protesilaus rolled his eyes and pulled his braided hair up into a bun, as they lowered masks Idris grinned. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlW53boaBOC
“Round four?” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLzsop8EAdv
He nodded and as soon as the bell rang she spun out of the way of his attack and grabbed his arm slamming him down onto the ground before twirling the foil and stabbing it into the foam mat below them, he flinched his head to the side with a chuckle. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwkLiofh5nq
“I surrender” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4DQffPY1Ng
Claps caught them off guard, “wow, the most well known war lord and anarchist surrendering to a woman. How nobel” they looked to the side and Idris’s eyes widened. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc5N3bU4eb7
“D-dad-” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUaQXdYgHBW
“Idris.” Wil’s tone went dark, she scowled. Protesilaus tucked his mask under his arm. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6F3nK44Qks
“Wil, welcome back.” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYlkLmsI7S
Idris shuffled away and disappeared into the bathroom to change, her body trembling. How did he- shit. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPVfjGgfOYK
“May I ask how you knew Idris was here?” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7EwJ7c28WI
Wil shrugged fidgeting with a foil, “well she has nowhere else to go does she?” he questioned, Protesilaus chuckled. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFzK4NfkPVH
“I guess you prove a point.”244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1fnp6RWGez
Wil twirled the foil and snapped it down by his hip, raising a hand to his head. “Ready for orders sir” he mocked, Protesilaus shot him a look. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGuCkqFDMZd
“Catch your daughter before she leaves” he rolled his eyes, Wil glanced back and sure enough, Idris was inching out the door. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLp5bhMSyRG
Wil sighed and snuck up on her, she squeaked and teleported away from him. His eyes widened and she scowled in his direction as she ran out of the building entirely. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOCYyLmNFsv
“Did you know she could do that?” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx5V4PPgrJF
Protesilaus shook his head. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0Thhb0nTGr
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Idris pulled her knees to her chest as she sat on a hill overlooking the massive lake nearby, she rested her chin on her knees and watched as birds flew by and foxes played. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHTaqQSNDc6
The grass crunched and she frowned. “Why are you even here?” she asked, Wil sighed and took a seat next to her. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡB07QSzfJRX
“Because I was worried.” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX9InNoftdv
Idris scowled as he let one leg extend out on the grass. “Worried.” she mumbled, he frowned. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU66lrq86gU
“Idris…i’m not going to force you to go home. I just want to know why you ran…” he explained, Idris scowled the emotions stirring in her, causing her eyes to flicker from green to purple. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrj3Kl1bluy
“Dad killed my parents.”
Wilbur’s body froze. He didn't know what to say. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSeznhxq0jf
“i..Idris, they did horrible things to him and to humanity.” he fumbled over his words, Idris scowled. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgGC3PjaG52
“That doesn’t justify their death.” Wilbur shrugged.244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ny0f5SOI3
“Maybe not, but it helped, did it not?” he questioned, her mind flickered back to Dream and she shook her head. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZhoLxRKL6v
Wilbur raised an eyebrow. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHjpqlCTJdY
“What do you mean, no?” he questioned, she scoffed. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLZhEtvVS5z
“You mean you didn't know your dad was getting threatened by Dream?” she snapped, standing up quickly. Wilbur didn’t move as the words echoed in his mind. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSWXi9mP5Gj
“Don’t claim to know things when you dont.” she hissed as she walked away, leaving the brunette staring down at the water. Dream threatened Phil? Hell no. He looked back for Idris who had slipped into the building again, greeted by a water nymph. A friend…she was happier here. He sighed and stood slowly, grabbing the stuff he tossed aside and making his way into the opposite direction of the syndicate.
Oh, he was going to exchange some words with Dream. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOxcDg0pj5
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“Sir. you’re being called for a meeting.” Soul glanced up into the direction of the doors. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0U3RTj0KQz
“There was no scheduled meeting?” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTUboZSErig
The man shrugged as Soul rose from his seat and thanked him as he left the room. A meeting without warning? He pushed through the conference room doors where the council gods sat with concern on their faces, Soul took a seat. What was going on? 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡViymD9Q5Q0
“Now that we’re all here” Crovan shut the door, Soul scowled. “Something…tragic has happened to a fellow god of ours.” he said slowly, Soul’s eyes widened. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp4gALKwezV
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“Void Escalier has passed. His body was found charred to the bone, he tried to pass through a portal that was cursed and paid the price. I'm sure he didn't know…but he tried to pass into the realm of wither bearers. Tonight we will hold a ceremony for our dear friend.” Crovan spoke softly, Soul’s body went freezing cold. No. no way. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0agSUL5Wgn
Soul abruptly scooched his chair back and left the room in a flash finding himself vomiting into a vase. Kristin was there within an instant holding his hair back as he did so.
“You poor thing…” she mumbled, when he was done she pulled him into a tight hug where he found himself sobbing against her breast. The other gods frowned and exchanged sympathetic looks as they exited the conference room. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmK8Dr47tgG
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It was silent as the ceremony was held, Soul hiding away in the nearest corner as each person talked about the amazing things that Void had done. About his secrets and ideas. Soul scowled as he sipped from his glass of champagne, looking down at it he decided it wasn’t strong enough. He evidently left the ceremony as he made his way back to his office, filling his glass with something stronger as he sat on his desk and stared out at the stars. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH0yYt94uh4
Void did a lot of amazing things…and he was loyal. But he did have his flaws. Stupidity being one of them, he chuckled to himself as he sipped from his glass. The feeling of a burning sweet cyanide sensation mixing with his thoughts, he glanced down at a letter opener on his desk. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQlRZPihLQS
Did he want to go with? 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlMXRqD5cWl
Wil burst in just as Soul was dragging his fingers across the smooth surface of the letter opener, Wilbur’s eyes widened and he grabbed it from him, tossing it aside. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcH3YVQOGEF
“Dont.” 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOZz7aqWlUS
Soul looked at him with dazed eyes, the alcohol setting in. “wil…” he said it like he hadn’t seen him in years. Wilbur froze, his face turning red as Soul fell into his arms sloppily. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPhoS4SXCBA
Wil sighed. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIrmddxTS8R
“Soul…” no response, Soul nuzzled into him. “Alex, I know it hurts to lose someone you love. Just don’t…try to feel anything” he assured, Soul scowled. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvJJklugCMK
“I want to feel something though,” he mumbled, “something other than empty pain.” he explained. Wilbur didn’t know what to say to that, he frowned and pulled Soul closer against his chest hugging him tight for a few moments. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRTqWqWup4Z
It was silent before Soul bit his lip and stood on his tip toes, feeling Wil’s cheeks so he knew somewhat where his lips would be before kissing his lips gently. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡufaZyhQY8i
Wilbur chuckled and held him by the small of the back, kissing his forehead. “I don’t think you want to do this, during Void’s funeral” he tried talking him out of it. Soul scowled and pulled Wilbur down by the collar. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaNtt2L7j4I
“You don’t know what I want.” he snapped, kissing him passionately. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiPx7W7orUm
Wilbur’s face looked like a thermometer, he hesitated but eventually gave in, holding him close and slowly backed them up against the desk. Soul pushed things aside, not breaking the kiss as he pulled himself up onto the tabletop. Something fell but he didn't mind it, Wil’s hands roamed every inch of Soul’s body. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpctTCQm24v
Wilbur planted a kiss onto Soul’s neck and he gasped gently, easing into Wil’s touch. 244Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjCGk8Toun
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